TURIN. There are those who are left without light. Who has a water leak and who has the alarm on tilt. Plumbers, electricians, maintainers and hardware do not stop in times of coronavirus (as required by law). But they observe two rules of engagement: distance and protection when they enter the customer’s home. And above all, travel only in cases of “necessity”.
The hardware store
“We are among the open activities envisaged by the decree, not so much to serve individuals, but the artisans, who need us to purchase material for urgent repairs”, explains Ornella Rovetto, owner of the homonymous hardware store in via Chiesa della salute. In the shop they come to restock as usual. From the blacksmith to the mechanic, to the boiler expert.
“There are also customers who have to face small everyday emergencies such as a burned out light bulb – explains the shopkeeper – If there is some elderly person who cannot move, we pass by him, we try to organize ourselves as we can, perhaps during a lunch break”. The best-selling items by hardware stores are disposable masks and gloves, sold out for days in many stores. In second place are light bulbs and batteries. On the third DIY items:
Talk to the plumber
«We have locked ourselves in the customer’s bathroom – says Marco Annarelli, plumber – they called us for a leak in an accommodation. We went into the house with masks, and whoever opened us had them too. We will have it for three days. The water has wet down below.
